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Labour's Nazi Post Sparks Outrage Over Pay Equity

5/12/2025

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Labour faced backlash after sharing a disturbing post portraying Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden as a Nazi, igniting outrage amid protests over controversial pay equity reforms. Van Velden firmly condemned the image, asserting that the changes are designed to improve, not undermine, pay equity for women, as tensions rise over the fight for equal pay.

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Labour faced backlash after sharing a disturbing post portraying Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden as a Nazi, igniting outrage amid protests over controversial pay equity reforms. Van Velden firmly condemned the image, asserting that the changes are designed to improve, not undermine, pay equity for women, as tensions rise over the fight for equal pay.